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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1937
Page
7
Erratic OCR shows editors Anne Baccus Lucille Ridinger Mary Jo Watson and John Dixon listed as editors elect. Reporters Maurice Bowden Jessie Rae Turner Margarett Ann Culp appear in candid format with unclear roles.
A community notice describes a Christmas message encouraging giving and kindness. The Future Farmers of America program on Tuesday featured guitar duets by Olns McNatt and Avis Bowden, with a talk by Vice-President George Allred. Officers listed include President Lawrence Edgin and Treasurer Kenneth Givens.
Honor rolls list students by grade and section across Bowie School and North Ward with first to fourth graders named for each class. Multiple spellings and line breaks are shown as in the readable OCR text.
The article lists Grammar School and High School students by class and name who achieved 90 percent or higher in most subjects including writing drawing and Physical Education. It notes a band parade weather permitting and describes uniforms for boys and girls as maroon and white.
Basketball and volleyball squads met Henrietta Friday and Spanish Fort Saturday. Varsity volley girls lost both nights while the second string beat Lone Star and Leona Friday. The basketball team won against Bowie 22 to 15 but fell to Spanish Fort. Next games host Decatur and Alvord with Bowie as Friday venue.
The rings, described as the prettiest the school has had, were displayed Friday afternoon with help from the Debate Club which lent the needed funds. Students and outsiders commented on the rings’ beauty and pride.
The Juniors displayed new pins and bracelets handed out last Thursday after noon during Activity Period. Owners are proud of the decorative accessories and their presentation as part of school life.
A short column on career choices and character plus a roundup of locals visiting Wichita Falls and surrounding towns. Notes Juanita Perona Marion Greenwood Mabel Beth Jackson Doris Anderson John Egenbacher Corey Ham Marjorie Ayres Maurine Bowden Linnae Biggerstaff Darlene Trout Virginia Duncan Della Mae Winsett Lavon Smith Gavin Washburn Jean Stallings Jack Stambough.
Readable text notes band uniforms arriving after a long wait and anticipated arrival, though many words are garbled. The fragment hints at a school band preparing outfits for performances. The item emphasizes relief as uniforms finally reach the group.
A drawn list names students by grade and traits. Freshman boy five feet tall with brown eyes and hair, high honors. Sophomore girl, five two, volleyball player, high honors, laughs often. Junior boy five seven, blonde, drives a Ford V eight. Senior girl Nellie, Civics chaser. names Mabel Beth Jackson, Orville Ward, Dorothy Sue Roach, Charles Coffield appear as the Guess Who roster.
A teacher is described as hammering on cold iron without inspiring learning. The fragment includes a letter closing from Homer Jackson to his son, and a classroom exchange where Miss Moore insists no one is going somewhere while Homer echoes doubt in dialect. It captures a terse, old newspaper style dialogue.
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